Black And Loud: Afrocentric Films Everyone Should See
Looking for some Afro-centric entertainment? Check out these movies and immerse yourself in Black culture.
If I'm Lucky (1946)
Out of work swing band maneuvers a gig working for a political campaign, by drawing in and entertaining prospective voters at rallies. The candidate is really a stooge for a corrupt political machine, which discovers the band's handsome and appealing singer would make a better stooge. Meanwhile, romance blossoms between the band's singers. When election day approaches, the band's singer wants out of the campaign, but the machine threatens to smear him and his pals in the band if he quits.
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Out of work swing band maneuvers a gig working for a political campaign, by drawing in and entertaining prospective voters at rallies. The candidate is really a stooge for a corrupt political machine, which discovers the band's handsome and appealing singer would make a better stooge. Meanwhile, romance blossoms between the band's singers. When election day approaches, the band's singer wants out of the campaign, but the machine threatens to smear him and his pals in the band if he quits.
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Genre:Music
Written By:George Bricker, Robert Ellis, Helen Logan, Snag Werris
In Theaters:9/2/1946
Box Office:
Runtime:78 minutes
Studio:20th Century Fox
Cast
Lewis Seiler
Director
Vivian Blaine
Linda Farrell
Perry Como
Allen Clark
Harry James
Earl Gordon
Carmen Miranda
Michelle O'Toole
Phil Silvers
Wallingham M. 'Wally' Jones
Edgar Buchanan
Darius J. Magonnagle
Reed Hadley
Jed Conklin, Magonnagle's Campaign Manager
Edward Keane
Golfer (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Mug in Leather Jacket (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Politician on Stage at Rally (uncredited)
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